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Like Moses as he raised his hands to part the red sea, Abinadi raised his hands as he prophesied to King Noah’s court. This emphasized his God-given authority. Image by Robert T. Barrett
Mosiah 16:1
KnoWhy #94
May 6, 2016
Why Did Abinadi Stretch Forth His Hand as He Prophesied?
Abinadi Before King Noah by Minerva Teichert
Mosiah 16:6
KnoWhy #95
May 9, 2016
Why Did Book of Mormon Prophets Speak of Future Events as if They Had Already Happened?
Representation of a new fire ceremony. Image from Codex Borbonicus via Wikimedia Commons.
Mosiah 17:13
KnoWhy #96
May 10, 2016
Why was Abinadi Scourged with Faggots?
Image by Book of Mormon Central
Mosiah 18:8–10
KnoWhy #320
May 31, 2017
Why Did the Nephites Practice Baptism?
Alma Baptizes in the Waters of Mormon by Arnold Friberg
Mosiah 18:10
KnoWhy #97
May 11, 2016
At Baptism, What Do We Covenant to Do?
Alma Baptizing at the Waters of Mormon Sketch by Arnold Friberg
Mosiah 18:25
KnoWhy #303
April 21, 2017
Why is the Sabbath Day Needed?
Lamanite Daughters by Minerva Teichert
Mosiah 20:18
KnoWhy #98
May 12, 2016
Why did the Lamanites Break Their Treaty with King Limhi?
Photo by David Kovalenko on Unsplash
Mosiah 21:11
KnoWhy #381
November 14, 2017
How Can We Stop the Cycle of Revenge?
A 21st century artistic representation of the Golden Plates, Urim and Thummim, Sword of Laban, and Liahona. Image via Wikipedia.
Mosiah 21:28
KnoWhy #99
May 13, 2016
Which Nephite King Had the Gift of Interpretation?
Sleeping guards (detail of the Resurrection of Christ) by Meister Francke
Mosiah 22:6
KnoWhy #100
May 16, 2016
Why Did King Limhi Think Gideon’s Escape Plan Would Work?
Baby Girl is Blessed via lds.org
Mosiah 23:17
KnoWhy #289
March 20, 2017
What Does the Book of Mormon Teach about the Priesthood?
The priesthood is an integal part of Nephite life even though Lehi and his sons were not Levites. Image by Minerva Teichert
Mosiah 23:17
KnoWhy #101
May 17, 2016
Why Does the Book of Mosiah Talk So Much About Priesthood Authority?
Alma’s people were forced to endure persecution and wandering in the wilderness before being freed, but their burdens were made light by the Lord. Image by Minerva Teichert
Mosiah 24:15
KnoWhy #102
May 18, 2016
How Does the Lord Make our Burdens Light?
Photograph by Olga Lyubkina
Mosiah 24:22
KnoWhy #238
November 24, 2016
Why Should We Take the Time to Give Thanks to God?
Image via Journal of Book of Mormon Studies.
Mosiah 25:2
KnoWhy #103
May 19, 2016
Has An Artifact That Relates to the Book of Mormon Been Found?
Photo by Nathan Anderson on Unsplash
Mosiah 25:12
KnoWhy #382
November 16, 2017
What Does the Book of Mormon Teach about Families?
Images via Book of Mormon Central.
Mosiah 26:12
KnoWhy #104
May 20, 2016
How Was Mosiah a Type of Christ?
Conversion of Alma the Younger by Gary L. Kapp
Mosiah 27:11
KnoWhy #105
May 23, 2016
Why Did the Angel Speak to Alma With a Voice of Thunder?
Still Image from “The Baptism of Jesus” via LDS Media Library
Mosiah 27:25
KnoWhy #501
February 7, 2019
What Does It Mean to Be “Born Again?”
Painting of Jaredite barges by Robert T. Barrett. Image via lds.org.
Mosiah 28:17
KnoWhy #106
May 24, 2016
What Do the Jaredites Have to Do With the Reign of the Judges?
Democracy by Nick Youngson
Mosiah 29:27
KnoWhy #380
November 9, 2017
What is the Purpose of Democracy in the Book of Mormon?
Democracy via the Blue Diamond Gallery
Mosiah 29:32
KnoWhy #301
April 17, 2017
How Did King Benjamin’s Speech Lead to Nephite Democracy?
Nephite Judges by Jody Livingston
Mosiah 29:39
KnoWhy #107
May 25, 2016
How Were Judges Elected in the Book of Mormon?
The execution of Nehor. Image via lds.org.
Alma 1:15
KnoWhy #108
May 26, 2016
Why Did Nehor Suffer an “Ignominious” Death?
Image by Brandi Redd
Alma 1:29
KnoWhy #373
October 17, 2017
How Do the Blessings in the Scriptures Apply to us Today?
Detail of a gypsum wall relief from Nimrud, Iraq via Wikimedia Commons
Alma 2:2
KnoWhy #523
July 5, 2019
What Was One of the Main Causes of Warfare in the Book of Mormon?
The Battle with Zeniff by James Fullmer.
Alma 2:11
KnoWhy #109
May 27, 2016
How Were the Amlicites and Amalekites Related?
Courageous Nephite Daughters. Painting by James Fullmer.
Alma 3:8
KnoWhy #110
May 30, 2016
Why Did Book of Mormon Prophets Discourage Nephite-Lamanite Intermarriage?
The Four Sons of Mosiah Kneeling in Prayer by Harold T. Dale Kilbourn, Four Missionaries to the Lamanites by Robert T. Barrett, and Elder Missionaries in Africa vis LDS Media Library
Alma 4:20
KnoWhy #333
June 30, 2017
How Does the Book of Mormon Prepare Missionaries to Sacrifice, Serve, and Preach?
He is Not Here by Walter Rane
Alma 5:9
KnoWhy #111
May 31, 2016
Why Did Alma Add “Chains of Hell” to Abinadi’s Phrase “Bands of Death”?
Ancient Maya Temple. Adobe Stock.
Alma 5:14–15
KnoWhy #112
June 1, 2016
Why Did Alma Ask Church Members Fifty Probing Questions?
Jesus Christ, Christus Statue via Flickr
Alma 5:19
KnoWhy #295
April 3, 2017
Why Did Alma Ask about Having God’s Image Engraven upon One’s Countenance?